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SpadXTech Aims to Disrupt Vegan Leather Market with Plastic-free, Carbon-negative Material

Greentown Labs

When she realized microbes could create carbon-negative materials for applications across vegan leather, insulation, packaging, and more, González co-founded SpadXTech with mechanical engineer Connor Crawford in 2020. The pair got married this summer.

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Road Ahead for Oil and Gas Industry

Energy Central

There is a negative-carbon road ahead for the gas and oil industry. Our studies and workshops show we can replace all crude oil with cellulosic biomass (corn stover, forest debris, etc.) Current biofuels strategies use biomass as (1) a carbon source for the liquid hydrocarbon product, (2).

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Greentown Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain Announces Startup Cohort

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a circular-decarbonization solution for hard-to-abate industries–-utilizing low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonize cement. manufactures and distributes biobased building materials, including a low-embodied-carbon insulation.

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Enfinium's Mike Maudsley: 'Achieving net zero is no mean feat'

Business Green

Enfinium CEO Mike Maudsley explains how the energy from waste sector can deliver negative emissions, why the net zero transition needs all industries to play a role, and what the company is doing to encourage more young people to work in the green economy Mike Maudsley joined enfinium as chief executive officer in 2022.

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Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right

GreenBiz

With growing consensus on the gravity of the climate crisis, countries and companies are adopting carbon reduction targets. Pressure to make emissions visible has been around for a while: Consumers want to know how much carbon is embodied in the products they buy. Alas, to date the same isn’t true of carbon performance.

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How to Throw an Eco-Friendly Party

Hydrogen Fuel News

For indoor gatherings, seek out spaces with good natural light, ventilation, and ones that are easily accessible by public transportation to reduce the carbon footprint associated with travel. Conscious Catering The carbon footprint of food is substantial, thus serving local and organic food at your party can make a significant difference.

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CASE STUDY: Reducing Travel-Related Emissions and Costs Through Virtual Events

Green Business Bureau

Replacing physical in-person meetings and events like advisory boards, training sessions, and sales and marketing conferences with virtual events can reduce a company’s carbon footprint and help protect the planet. In general, the larger the number of participants and the longer the event, the larger the negative impact on the environment.